Handling Pesticide Containers After a Storm

Agri-View, a Wisconsin-based agriculture newspaper, recently published a guideline to handling pesticide containers after a storm. The article focuses on commercial agriculture products, and the threat posed by pesticide contamination by high winds and rain. After such occurrences, pesticide containers can be left broken, spilled, and/or pooling.

Within this article there are procedures recommended to take when dealing with the clean-up of storm-damaged pesticides. This includes the proper clothing/protection to wear, safety precautions to take with the clean-up, and disposal of the contaminated product.

Click Here to read the full article from Agri-View’s official website.